Gaming

New Jersey weighs making underage gambling no longer a crime, but subject to a fine

Should underage gambling no longer be a crime? New Jersey lawmakers are considering changing the law to make gambling by people under the age of 21 no longer punishable under criminal law, making it ...

16 December 2024
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Sunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 15 card

Los Angeles Rams running back Kyren Williams (23) runs during an NFL football game against the San Francisco 49ers, Thursday, December 12, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif.

Thursday Night Football left nowhere to go but up in Week 15, and Sunday Sweats is trying to follow that mantra with a second straight winning week after bouncing back from a recent skid with $705.79 in profit during Week 14. ...

14 December 2024
By Case Keefer

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 15 winners against the spread

Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) plays against the Green Bay Packers during the second half of an NFL football game in Detroit, Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.

The game tabbed to be the highest scoring of the season takes the marquee as the headliner of the NFL’s Week 15 slate. ...

12 December 2024
By Case Keefer

Gambling companies spent big to defeat three California lawmakers. ‘We want to be respected’

California’s card rooms lost a costly legislative fight this year as they sought to kill a bill that would allow their competitors, tribal casinos, to sue them. But that didn’t stop the gambling halls from ...

10 December 2024
By Ryan Sabalow/CalMatters

Gaming forges executives able to tackle any industry

Jonathan Richard (left) and Cameron Conn

Cameron Conn wasn’t just born and raised in Las Vegas—he’s been steeped in the gaming and casino industry his entire life.

9 December 2024
By Katie Ann McCarver

Sunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 14 card

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) jogs off the field after an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, in Baltimore

The column has now fallen deep into the red and it’s going to be a challenge to battle back and extend the all-time profitability streak. ...

7 December 2024
By Case Keefer

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 14 winners against the spread

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean reacts after sacking Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford during the first half of an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.

Few except those the most attuned to the betting market could identify which matchup in the Week 14 slate features a pair of teams on the four-game covering streaks. ...

5 December 2024
By Case Keefer

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of conference championships

Arizona State running back Cam Skattebo (4) celebrates a touchdown during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arizona, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Tucson, Ariz.

Last week's results contributed to delivering an upcoming conference championship weekend that no one could have ever seen coming. The matchups in five of the nine conference championships changed from what was projected in Week 13 to the time they were set in Week 14. ...

4 December 2024
By Case Keefer

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 13 winners against the spread

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley (26) jogs back to the locker room after an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif.

The NFL’s running back renaissance reaches its summit Sunday afternoon when the Philadelphia Eagles visit the Baltimore Ravens. ...

28 November 2024
By Case Keefer

Sunday Sweats: Eight bets to add to your NFL Week 12 card

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Local sports books might have slightly more open seats than usual for this Sunday’s NFL schedule. ...

23 November 2024
By Case Keefer

Casino workers who want smoking ended demonstrate in New Jersey

A gambler plays a slot machine while smoking at the Hard Rock casino in Atlantic City, N.J., on Oct. 3, 2024.

With their push to end smoking in Atlantic City's casinos going nowhere fast in either the courts or the state Legislature, casino workers and supporters of smoke-free gambling halls demonstrated Thursday outside ...

21 November 2024
By Wayne Parry, Associated Press

Mike Tyson-Jake Paul fight draws record betting for a combat sports event

Jake Paul hits Mike Tyson during their heavyweight boxing match, Friday, Nov. 15, 2024, in Arlington, Texas.

Jake Paul's unanimous victory over former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson might have been disappointing from a competitive standpoint, but it drew record betting. BetMGM said ...

18 November 2024
By Mark Anderson, Associated Press

Culinary Union workers go on strike at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas

Culinary Union workers strike outside of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024.

Their chants starting before sunrise, about 100 Culinary Union workers picketed in front of Virgin Hotels Las Vegas today as they went on strike to demand higher wages. Workers are willing to stay out “as long as ...

15 November 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

Vegas pick'em: NFL Week 11 winners against the spread

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley, right, scores a touchdown past Los Angeles Chargers cornerback Ja'Sir Taylor (36) during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Inglewood, Calif.

The pick’em column has toed into the totals market for the first time this season with a bonus over/under hidden each week. ...

14 November 2024
By Case Keefer

College football by the odds: Vegas picks and preview of Week 12

Notre Dame defensive lineman Rylie Mills (99) celebrates during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Stanford, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024, in South Bend, Ind.

Notre Dame is one of the likelier squads in the nation to make the 12-team postseason bracket, tied for sixth at Caears/William Hill at odds of -350 (i.e. risking $350 to win $100). ...

13 November 2024
By Case Keefer
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